Data-Driven Manufacturing

Securing a Shop Network

Bill Bither of MachineMetrics discusses misconceptions surrounding cybersecurity and the Internet of Things, and provides some steps to protect your machine tools while they're being monitored.

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Get in the Game

Making processes more productive is one big benefit of data-driven manufacturing, but so is making people more motivated and more creative. We can learn from the appeal of video games.

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Automation

EuroBlech Meets Needs for Smart Manufacturing in Sheet Metal Applications

The annual sheet metal technology exhibition is anticipating more than 1,400 exhibitors from around the world.

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Automation

FANUC Developing Open Platform for Connecting CNCs, Robots, Peripheral Devices, Sensors

The system in development is part of a collaboration between FANUC and three other automation and Internet of Things providers.

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President Obama Attends Harting Booth at Hannover Messe

The U.S. president along with German Chancellor Angela Merkel learned about the company’s internet-of-things technologies.

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Machine Monitoring: No Place to Hide

Machine monitoring will provide a fuller view of shopfloor activities. At first, this picture might not be as good as everyone thought, but that’s not bad.

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Saving Energy Synergistically

Energy-saving systems serve as an example of a machine tool functioning as a cyber physical system in which control loops are self-monitoring and self-adapting.

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Metalworking in the Age of Connectivity

This white paper shows how a new, Wi-Fi-enabled passivation tester from Walter Surface Technologies is a striking example of innovative sensor technology, web-enabled networking, cloud-based platforms and mobile apps coming together to support the metalworking industry in the digital age. It’s a compelling case study of data-driven manufacturing in action on the shop floor.

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Updated Vibration Analysis Application

Updated Vibration Analysis Application GTI has released version 7.3 of its VibePro vibration analysis application for iPad.

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Toolholders

Scannable Code Promotes Sharing of Cutting Tool Info in a Data-Driven Mfg. Environment

Learn how a dot matrix code on the body of a toolholder enables critical information about the cutting tool to be captured, moved about the factory safely and updated promptly on a central database.

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